things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bento; Japanese box lunch
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you